[Employment Connection] is bracing for an expected $1.5 million cut this July,
reducing its $10 million budget by 15 percent as the feds shave job
training, says Dave Reines, Employment Connection's executive director.
The actual numbers will be unveiled shortly, he says.

Such tight-fistedness is stunning in a nation that needs a boost from higher-skilled workers.

Luckily, Julian Rogers, a member of the Cuyahoga County Council,
wants the county to help fill the gap with up to half a million dollars
in stop-gap job-training funds.